First ATU-Ozark logistics managementTHE COURIER / Submitted, ATU Six students make up the first group to graduate from the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus Logistics Management Program. They are (from left) Megan Brown, Maci Wisdom, Erica Valentine, Marcus Battles, Program Chair and Instructor Heather Nelson, Cody Raybourn and Ryan Patton. The students walked among family and friends on Thursday, May 11 at the Tucker Coliseum located on the Russellville Campus. For more inf...

Tubb earns Jill Lestage Brown Service Leadership Award at ATUFor The Courier Tubb earns Award at ATU Kendall Tubb co-founded Because We Can as a registered student organization at Arkansas Tech University because she and her friends wanted to help others. She never could have imagined how much Because We Can would help her. "I definitely used to be more shy," Tubb said. "In high school, I was that type of person who didn't want to be noticed. I wore a lot of black and had my small friend group. I didn't...

Filing regulations for school board candidates listedThe 2017 School Board Election is Sept. 19, merely three months away. With that, comes potential candidate petitions. To be eligible as a candidate, an individual must gain a minimum of 20 signatures from registered voters who reside within the school district, or in the electoral zone for the Russellville School District. Positions and board members up for re-election for the 2017 school election are as follows: • Russellville — Morgan Barret...

Triplett chosen for ATU Margaret Young AwardLindsey Triplett was already on her way to Arkansas Tech University's annual visit day for high school seniors on Feb. 7, 2013, when the phone rang. Her grandmother, Oleta Faye MeGee, who was a daily influence in Triplett's life, had passed away following an illness. "I decided I wasn't going to come that day," Triplett said. "I had decided it wasn't worth it, and I needed to be there with my family. My mom told me to come anyway. She said my ...

Williams chosen as Aflred J. Crabaugh Award recipient at ATUAs the owner of a 3.86 gradepoint average in health and physical education wellness science, it's clear that Arkansas Tech University student Logan Williams has acquired a great deal of classroom knowledge during his time as a student on the Russellville campus. He's equally proud of the growth he has experienced outside the classroom. "I'm from a really small town," said Williams, a native of Bauxite. "So when I came to Tech, I was probably n...

Dardanelle launches free meal programDARDANELLE -- The Dardanelle School District announced its participation in the Summer Food Service Program. For many kids, summertime means food, friends and fun. For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, however, the summer months can be stressful and family food budgets can be stretched even further. Now, free summer meals are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at Dardanelle High School. Meals will be provided to al...

Johnson County Adult Education Center awarded grantOZARK – Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus announced that its Adult and Continuing Education program has been awarded a $734 grant by the Johnson County Community Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase GED tests for its Johnson County Adult Education Center students. This will allow all Johnson County residents the ability to take the GED test at no cost. The grant – given as part of the Arkansas Community Foundation’s Giving Tree G...

Local students make deans' list, honor roll at Henderson State UniversityTo make the dean's List at Henderson State University, a student must have achieved a 4.0 grade point average for the entire semester. To make the Honor Roll at Henderson State University, a student must have received at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester. These are the names and of some local students who earned a place on the deans' list and honor roll at Henderson State University: Atkins -- Dean Graduate, Emory L. Molitor, De...

ATU-Ozark to offer agriculture business classes OZARK – This fall, Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus is offering two introductory agriculture business classes. The fall semester runs Aug. 23 through Dec. 13. The courses will meet at Arkansas Tech’s Ozark campus located at 1700 Helberg Lane. Agricultural orientation will meet Fridays from 11-11:50 a.m. This is a freshman course with attention given to sharing of possible solutions to individual problems. Principles of Agricultural Busine...

UACCM inducts 26 Pope County students into international honor societyMORRILTON -- The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) inducted 26 students into the Beta Eta Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society of community and junior colleges, on April 10. New Phi Theta Kappa members from Pope County include Daniel Childers of Russellville, Michael Morris of Hector, Madison Cook of Atkins and Andrea Level of Russellville. "Although Phi Theta Kappa members are acknowledg...

Five local Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus students win awardsOZARK -- Twenty Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus students earned awards at either the Skills USA Arkansas State Conference in Hot Springs or Arkansas Licensed Practical Nurses Association (ALPNA) Spring Skills Competition in Hope this month. "We are proud of all of our participants," said Bruce Sikes, chancellor of Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus. "Our commitment to provide career readiness is evident by the participation of faculty and studen...

Russellville student participates in conferenceLITTLE ROCK -- Hunter Hobby of Russellville was among a group of more than 20 University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) engineering students to attend the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers Deep South Student Conference. Students from the university's chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, coached by faculty adviser Nick Jovanovic, competed against 14 college teams from Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana in th...

Russellville resident Oates graduates from University of Arkansas at Little RockLITTLE ROCK -- Maria Oates of Russellville recently graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). The fall 2016 commencement ceremony was on Dec. 17, 2016, in the UA Little Rock Jack Stephens Center. With about 11,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.

Russellville's Menjivar named to Emerson College Dean's ListBOSTON, Mass. -- Jacqueline Menjivar of Russellville has been named to the Emerson College Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester. Menjivar is majoring in Journalism. The requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

ATU Ozark Automotive Program achieves re-accreditationOZARK -- Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus is proud to announce that its automotive service technology (AST) program has been granted re-accreditation by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). NATEF is a nonprofit organization exclusively responsible for the evaluation process of automotive training programs. The program was analyzed in the areas of instruction, course of study, facilities and equipment, and qual...